2010 Wisconsin Badger X/C Thread

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At Pre-Nats the top teams are split into two races, so the difference is not so large. Schumacher and the Badger alums are out there, and it seemed like they were cultivatging some relationship between the schools (although Oregon is not coming to Wisco Invite). They do have designs on hosting the NCAAs, and Oregon's support would be valuable.[/quote]

I have always thought their value in running in large deep fields. It gives you chance to execute race strategy and teamwork. But alas, I am just an armchair quarterback.

There is more today on the website:

On the men:

" The Wisconsin men will run 10 athletes this Saturday, including one of the team's most decorated -- Mohammed Ahmed. A 2009 All-American, Ahmed makes his first appearance of the season.

Despite the hype around Ahmed, Byrne is quick to point out that there are certainly other Badger runners to be watching for, especially junior Elliot Krause.

"Elliot Krause is coming off of a great four months of training and a great 2009 outdoor season," Byrne said. "He will be tough to beat."

Senior Landon Peacock, sophomore Maverick Darling and sophomore Reed Connor also are expected to perform well for the Badgers this weekend, but what Byrne is most excited for is to see which of the supporting cast will emerge.

"The most exciting part for us is to see who is going to step up," Byrne said. "Drew Shields, Alex Brill, Michael Brice and Phil Thomas will be able to show us if they have the capability to play that supporting role, which is important to our team." "

Women: Two top runners are still dinged up and will not be racing, including Grinaker, and without her running well they will have to push to make the NCAAs and to place at all respectively.

" Among the 26 student-athletes running in this Saturday's meet, junior Caitlin Comfort and freshman Emily Sisson are expected to set the pace for Wisconsin.

"After Comfort's finish in last year's adidas Invite, we expect her to finish near the top with Sisson," Stintzi said.

Stintzi still expects other runners to step up in the meet, and looks to freshmen Lavinia Jurkiewicz, Liga Blyholder and Theresa Selestow to contribute based on their finishes thus far. Jurkiewicz finished second overall at the Northern Illinois Huskie Open, leading her team to a first-place finish in a time of 18:45. Selestow and Blyholder took third and fifth, respectively, clocking in at 18:48 and 18:59.

Additionally, the Badgers will be running seniors Karlye Wolff and Karen Greuel. Greuel was one of Wisconsin's top runners from 2009 and is expected to make a veteran contribution.

http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-xc/spec-rel/092910aaa.html

An example of the UW depth is that Brice was co-Big Ten XC of the week athlete (along with Penn State's McNalley) September 9. On the current lists of runners, Brice is listed as one of five or so that are vying for slots 6-9 at Big Tens and 6 and 7 at NCAAs. His time would have placed him reasonably well at the Invite last year and a September 9 meet is considerably early compared to Oct 3 date of the Invite last year.

Too bad about Grinaker. I was hoping she would have a strong senior season. It has been one thing after another for her.

This has been a nice thread to read. I am a Wisco Fan and will be at the Big Ten meet on the 31st.

As far as the above information i only count 9 runners, will Finnerty be running? That kid has been working hard since high school and needs something to go his way. I know outdoor was a step in the right direction.

1. Ahmed

2. Krause

3. Peacock

4. Darling

5. Connor

6. Shields

7. Brill

8. Brice

9. Thomas

10. ???

GO BUCKY

Sisson vs Schaaf

is Schaaf allowed to run this year? i believe she has to redshirt one

[quote]ManBearCoach wrote:

This has been a nice thread to read. I am a Wisco Fan and will be at the Big Ten meet on the 31st.

Thank you. I will try to keep it going through the NCAA's.

Wisco Fan wrote:

[quote]ManBearCoach wrote:

This has been a nice thread to read. I am a Wisco Fan and will be at the Big Ten meet on the 31st.

Thank you. I will try to keep it going through the NCAA's.

I will be there also, possibly providing splits (1-mile, 5km, etc).

Some interviews of the race from saturday

http://www.uwbadgers.com/allaccess/index.html?media=198354

Since I started this, I will post the results. Anyone know why Maverick Darling didn't run?

http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/w-xc/recaps/100210aaa.html

http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-xc/recaps/100210aaa.html

After reading the results thread, I am perplexed by all of the negative comments on the course. Crazy.

Wisco Fan wrote:

Since I started this, I will post the results. Anyone know why Maverick Darling didn't run?

I heard a quick rendition of why various runners were out (Finnerty had a couple months of back issues during the summer, someone got a fairly serious bite -- Darling?, some stress fracture issues) but cannot remember specifics for sure (beyond Finnerty).

Wow. They are not deep enough to lose both of those guys and get back on the podium. Hopefully, they will run at Dillenger.

old news but whats with 40 females running under 21? 30plus sec pr's? How short was the course?

Go run the course with great competition. You see these times at Pre Nats and this course is better than that course.

robyn wrote:

old news but whats with 40 females running under 21? 30plus sec pr's? How short was the course?

Hopefully, this is good news on the Darling front.

http://badgerherald.com/sports/2010/10/05/challenges_ahead_for.php

Impressive interview. If he is running that kind of mileage now, he must also be handling a good amount of intense training too. I would expect that the end of the season should bode well for the Badgers. I also think that they found a new spokesperson for the team too.

Honestly, this is what makes wisconsin great! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPhlBcIU4Ag